bla(IMP-4) in different genetic contexts in Enterobacteriaceae isolates from Australia.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 2008/8;52(8):2984-7.
Espedido BA[1], Partridge SR, Iredell JR
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PMID: 18490506DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01634-07
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Abstract
The IMP-4 metallo-beta-lactamase, originally recognized in Acinetobacter spp. from Hong Kong, more recently appeared simultaneously in isolates of the family Enterobacteriaceae from Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. The bla(IMP-4)-qacG2-aacA4-catB3 cassette array was found in isolates from both cities, but in different wider genetic contexts and on different plasmids, suggesting movement of this array by homologous recombination.
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Australia; Bacterial Proteins; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterobacteriaceae Infections; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Sequence Analysis, DNA; beta-Lactamases
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